{"id":95630,"date":"2026-11-01T17:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T01:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=95630"},"modified":"2026-11-01T17:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T01:06:28","slug":"choose-your-own-genie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2026\/11\/01\/choose-your-own-genie\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose Your Own Genie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s <strong><em>Ask Billy<\/em><\/strong> question is a first. <strong>Randy <\/strong>in Baltimore asks, \u201c<em>Have you seen <\/em><strong>The Great and Powerful Genie<\/strong><em>?&nbsp; I know it\u2019s <\/em>AI<em>, but the genie is really hot and based on a real actor.&nbsp; Know anything about him?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m almost embarrassed to say I had never heard of <em>The Great and Powerful Genie<\/em>.&nbsp; So I went to look it up&#8230; and I was hooked!&nbsp; And those are two hours I\u2019ll never get back.&nbsp; It is what\u2019s known as a \u201cvertical micro-drama series\u201d.&nbsp; It is also billed as <strong><em>Djinn Under Contract<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 yes, there are several versions of the same flick.&nbsp; Some feature actual actors, while others are fully <em>AI<\/em>-generated.&nbsp; As to Randy\u2019s question, the genie in the live-action version is \u201cplayed\u201d by <strong>Eric Guilmette<\/strong>, who is quite dreamy.&nbsp; He\u2019s a model and actor whose resume is chock full of some rather curious titles: <strong><em>Boss Please Behave<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Dungeons of Ecstasy<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>I Adopted My Stolen Baby<\/em><\/strong>, and my two favorites \u2013 <strong><em>I Slept with My Three Werewolf Stepsons<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>When My Ex Becomes My Gynecologist<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp; Talk about range!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>When people are talking about a <em>papi<\/em>\u2019s <em>pipi<\/em>, it\u2019s time for me to plan a trip to Mexico and end yet another column.&nbsp; Now that I\u2019ve got my luggage in only a few days, I feel I\u2019m slightly ahead of Kevin Bacon.&nbsp; How ironic would it have been if my bags ended up in Jerusalem while I was seeing <em>Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em>!&nbsp; While I continue my globetrotting, I\u2019m always updating <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/\">BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 the site that keeps me employed&#8230;with benefits!&nbsp; If you have a question that needs my attention, send it along to <strong><a href=\"mailto:Billy@BillyMasters.com\">Billy@BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong> and I promise to get back to you before I convince Matt Bomer to play fetch (as long as he\u2019s comfortable).&nbsp; So, until next time, remember, one man\u2019s filth is another man\u2019s bible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Ask Billy question is a first. 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